Roderick Reaston “Dick” Schank, 95, of Amazonia passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 at Mosaic hospital in St. Joseph. He was born near Oregon, MO on March 6, 1927 to Adlia & Thelma (Taylor) Schank.
Dick attended rural Mayflower and Monarch schools and Fillmore High School before entering the US Army in 1945. After his service he farmed and also began working for MODOT in 1965, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Amazonia Lions Club and Christ’s Church of St. Joseph. He married Eva Raines in Rosendale, MO on August 7, 1958 and she survives of the home.
Other survivors include his children, Phyllis Middleton of Guilford, Ralph (Lisa) Schank of Savannah, Dennis (Anna) Schank of Lee’s Summit, Stacey (James) Green of Warner, OK, and Rodney (Jeanette) Schank of Weston; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; sister Linda Patterson of Fillmore. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Norma Holder; brothers, Dwight, Orland, Cordell, Gilbert; sisters, Martha Gaukel and Carrie Schank and two sons-in-law.
Visitation and family receiving hour will be from 10:00am-11:00am Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home in Savannah. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. John’s Cemetery in Amazonia.
